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Artemis CCD Limited Launch FS92 Camera for Low Light Applications

Artemis CCD Limited Launch FS92 Camera for Low Light Applications

Artemis CCD Limited, a leading manufacturer of cooled CCD cameras for low-light applications today launches the FS92 featuring 9.19 million effective pixels in a Type 1 3388 x 2712 pixel array. [More]
New K520 Hybrid Laser-LED Projector from Acer for Commercial Users

New K520 Hybrid Laser-LED Projector from Acer for Commercial Users

Acer America Corp. today announced the Acer K520 hybrid laser-LED projector for commercial users in the U.S. This new projector leverages hybrid laser-LED technology that has an exceptionally long life span, reducing maintenance and lamp replacement costs. It offers great picture quality, a high contrast ratio and excellent color saturation, and is ideal for users in education and other commercial environments. [More]
ADVA Optical Networking’s FSP 150 Now Incorporates IEEE 1588v2 mini-Grandmaster Clock

ADVA Optical Networking’s FSP 150 Now Incorporates IEEE 1588v2 mini-Grandmaster Clock

ADVA Optical Networking announced today that its FSP 150 family of mobile backhaul products now includes an IEEE 1588v2 mini-Grandmaster (miniGM) clock and Boundary Clock functionality. [More]
Optelian Unveils Intuitive Packet Optical Networking Solution

Optelian Unveils Intuitive Packet Optical Networking Solution

Optelian today unveiled its Intuitive Packet Optical Networking™ solution to address the exploding demand for packet-based service delivery. By virtualizing the underpinning technology and complexity of layer 0, 1, and 2 infrastructure, Intuitive Packet Optical Networking enables service providers to deploy Ethernet and wavelength services more quickly, accelerating their time to revenue. [More]
Innovative Fiber Optics-Based System to Study Learning Disorders

Innovative Fiber Optics-Based System to Study Learning Disorders

For less than $100, University of Washington researchers have designed a computer-interfaced drawing pad that helps scientists see inside the brains of children with learning disabilities while they read and write. [More]
Inspectahire Instrument Company Ltd Uses FLIR's GF320 Optical Gas Imaging Cameras

Inspectahire Instrument Company Ltd Uses FLIR's GF320 Optical Gas Imaging Cameras

FLIR Systems reports that remote visual inspection specialists - Inspectahire Instrument Company Ltd. has used its GF320 Optical Gas Imaging (OGI) cameras to provide hydrocarbon leak detection services to the offshore oil and gas industry. [More]
OBB Corp Launch New DeltaRAM-X Illuminator for Fluorescence Microscopy

OBB Corp Launch New DeltaRAM-X Illuminator for Fluorescence Microscopy

Optical Building Blocks Corporation (OBB) announces the introduction of the DeltaRAM-X millisecond wavelength switching fluorescence microscope illuminator. [More]
First Devices to Implement DPoE Specifications Achieve Qualification

First Devices to Implement DPoE Specifications Achieve Qualification

CableLabs®, the non-profit research and development consortium for the cable industry, today announced qualification of the first devices to implement version 1.0 of the DOCSIS Provisioning of EPON (DPoE) specifications. [More]
Fiber-Based Digital Broadband Services to be Sold Under C Spire Fiber Brand

Fiber-Based Digital Broadband Services to be Sold Under C Spire Fiber Brand

Telepak Networks, Inc., a broadband networking company, announced plans today to sell fiber-based digital broadband services under the C Spire Fiber brand. [More]
Infinera Reports One Billion Hours of Failure-Free Operations of Photonic Integrated Circuits

Infinera Reports One Billion Hours of Failure-Free Operations of Photonic Integrated Circuits

Infinera, a leading provider of Intelligent Transport Networks™, announced today that Infinera's photonic integrated circuits (PICs) recently surpassed one billion hours of failure-free operation in live networks worldwide. This achievement underscores the reliability of Infinera's PICs and the key role they play in creating Intelligent Transport Networks. [More]
Pelican Highlights Capabilities of Mobile Array Camera

Pelican Highlights Capabilities of Mobile Array Camera

Pelican Imaging today released a video to showcase the groundbreaking capabilities of the Pelican mobile array camera, including all-in-focus image capture, linear measurement, and 3D video capture. [More]
Power Integrations Introduces LYTSwitch-0 ICs for Cost-Sensitive LED Bulb Applications

Power Integrations Introduces LYTSwitch-0 ICs for Cost-Sensitive LED Bulb Applications

Power Integrations, the leader in high-efficiency, high-reliability LED-driver ICs, today introduced its LYTSwitch™-0 ICs, a new series of devices within the LYTSwitch family, offering a unique combination of simplicity, reliability and efficiency. LYTSwitch-0 ICs are ideal for cost-sensitive, non-isolated, non-dimmable GU10 bulbs and other space-constrained bulb applications. [More]
GigOptix Ships Parallel Optical Devices in Production Volumes for High Speed Optical Data Links

GigOptix Ships Parallel Optical Devices in Production Volumes for High Speed Optical Data Links

GigOptix, Inc., a supplier of advanced semiconductor and optical communications components, leverages its position as a key merchant component supplier in datacom markets serving the Cloud, to introduce devices that enable a wide range of high speed optical links for consumer systems and applications. [More]

Altechna Purchase Major Share of Optida, Optical Coatings Manufacturer

UAB Altechna, Lithuanian manufacturer and distributor of laser optics, optoelectronics and laser components, has purchased the major stake of optical coating company Optida Co Ltd. By this investment Altechna is s... [More]
Display Taiwan 2013 & Photonics Festival in Taiwan to be Held in June

Display Taiwan 2013 & Photonics Festival in Taiwan to be Held in June

Display Taiwan 2013 will be inaugurated on June 18th at Nangang Exhibition Hall with joint effort from four leading industry groups- PIDA, SEMI, TAITRA, and TCA in Taiwan. This year, the organizers proudly announced that Hon-hai, the largest OEM/ODM contractor for electronics products has promised to join this expo to exhibit its industry leading 70 inch TV. [More]
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